NESCIO. He sports a Nescio; he pretends not to understand any thing. After the senate house examination for degrees, the students proceed to the schools, to be questioned by the proctor. According to custom immemorial the answers MUST be Nescio.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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A Silver Lining From Comic Book Burnings and Censorship in Postwar America: Book Censorship News, December 19, 2025
While comic books remain among the most challenged and banned formats in the US, there are some silver linings to be seen.
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Communities are rising up against data centers — and winning
Grassroots campaigns against data centers are growing and costing the industry billions in canceled and delayed projects.Justine Calma (The Verge)
With Trump-Kennedy Center, President Doubles Down on U.S. Culture (Damian Paletta/Wall Street Journal)
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With Trump-Kennedy Center, President Doubles Down on U.S. Culture
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Trump Is Running Out of Time to Remake the Economy Before the Midterms (NOTUS)
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Trump Is Running Out of Time to Remake the Economy Before the Midterms
“Everyone would love immediate gratification, but that’s just not how it works,” a senior White House official told NOTUS.Violet Jira (NOTUS)
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The Most Popular Books In US Public Libraries in 2025
What were the most popular books checked out in US libraries in 2025? Here are the top fiction and nonfiction titles across 40 libraries.
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Phones were fashionable again in 2025
Bye-bye, boring black rectangles.
Phones were fashionable again in 2025
From the wooden-back Motorola Razr Ultra to the iPhone 17 Pro’s vibrant turn in Cosmic Orange, phones made more fashion statements than usual in 2025.Allison Johnson (The Verge)
Will Democrats Force Another Government Shutdown Over Health Care? (Igor Bobic/HuffPost)
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Will Democrats Force Another Government Shutdown Over Health Care?
The party’s stronger political positioning and the coming midterm elections seem to have shrunk many senators’ appetite for another protracted shutdown fight.Igor Bobic (HuffPost)
Brown University shooting suspect found dead in New Hampshire, also killed MIT professor, officials say (Faris Tanyos/CBS News)
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Brown University shooting suspect found dead in New Hampshire, sources say; possible ties to MIT killing probed
The suspect in the Brown University mass shooting has been found dead in a storage unit in Salem, New Hampshire, sources told CBS News.CBS News
Uruguay has made an incredible leap by transitioning to 98% renewable energy in just two years! 🌱 This shift not only powered the nation sustainably but also helped reduce poverty rates.
Their success is a powerful reminder that rapid #Decarbonization can lead to real economic benefits. Other countries can learn from this example, prioritizing #Sustainability and the well-being of their citizens over profit. drilled.media/news/DrillingDee…
The Way Things Are Is Not the Way They Have to Be
Award-winning journalist Natasha Hakimi Zapata shows that ‘Another World Is Possible’.Drilled
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FUSE 3.18 Released With FUSE-Over-IO-uring, Statx Support
Linux creator Linus Torvalds previously referred to file-systems in user-space as for toys and misguided people. But FUSE has shown a lot of interesting use-cases over the years and has grown more capable in the decade since Torvalds' prior comments. Out today is FUSE 3.18 as the latest release for the FUSE library...
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Intel's Linux NPU User-Space Driver Adds Panther Lake Support
Since late 2024 Intel has been working on 5th Gen NPU support for their Linux IVPU driver. That 5th Gen NPU support for Intel Core Ultra "Panther Lake" SoCs was upstreamed back in Linux 6.13. Now today the Intel Linux NPU user-space driver has seen its official support added for Panther Lake...
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News Podcast: Amazon Changes Kindle Download Options and Audible Taps TikTok Book Trends
On this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Dan Holloway breaks down two major Amazon stories, including a controversial change to Kindle’s DRM policy that will allow DRM-free books to be downloaded as EPUB and PDF…
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Amazon Changes Kindle Download Options
Dan Holloway explains Amazon’s Kindle download changes, Audible’s TikTok partnership, and a new social media ban in Australia.Dan Holloway (Alliance of Independent Authors)
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